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Zhejiang Normal University and Zhejiang Chinese Medical University jointly establish the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at the University of Western Cape

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•South AfricaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•South AfricaSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

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Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
End (actual)
Sep 11, 2019

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University of Western Cape. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/61134873.

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of the Western Cape

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • University of the Western Cape
  • Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
  • Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU)

Loan desecription

Zhejiang Normal University and Zhejiang Chinese Medical University jointly establish the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at the University of Western Cape

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On September 11, 2019, the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine (CICM) was launched at the University of Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa. The CICM was jointly established by the University of Western Cape, Zhejiang Normal University, and Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. The agreement finalizing the establishment of the institute was signed in 2018 during UWC's vice-chancellor Professor Tyrone Pretorius's visit to China. As reported by Xinhua News, the CICM integrates traditional and modern Chinese medicine science with Chinese language teaching, which will open a new window for South Africans to understand Chinese culture and build a new bridge for cooperation between China and Africa in the field of traditional medicine.